James
A.
Ham
Born about in Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joel Wilson Ham
and Sarah Ann (Wells) Ham
Brother of
Orson Ham, Sarah Helen (Ham) Smith, Bennett Dorsey Ham, Charles W Ham, Benjamin F. Ham [half], Angenetta (Ham) Duncan [half], Lucretia Ham [half], David L Ham [half], Enoch Ham [half], Walter Scott Ham [half], Harvey Lee Ham [half], Anna Evaline (Ham) Holscher [half] and Frederick Albert Ham [half]
Husband of
Martha H (Long) Ham
— married
18 Feb 1871 in Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah A (Ham) Davis and Thomas Joel Lafayette Ham
Died about
at about age 26
in Chambersburg, Pike, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Oct 2016
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Biography
James Ham was the first of five children born to Sarah Wells, the first wife of Joel Wilson Ham. Sarah passed away in 1859. Sarah's other children were Orson, Sarah, Bennett and Charles. After Sarah's passing James married Martha A. Long in 1871.Their marriage was blessed with two children, Sarah and Thomas. James passed away in his early twenties and is buried at Ham Cemetery in Chambersburg, Pike County, Illinois.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC7-WRT : 30 December 2015), James Ham in entry for Joel Ham, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HR-XTN : 17 October 2014), James A Ham in household of Joel Ham, Illinois, United States; citing p. 10, family 67, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,768.
- "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFLQ-GN4 : 3 March 2016), James A. Ham and Martha H. Long, 18 Feb 1871; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,315,807.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #61306576
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~3.12%
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